Monday, August 31, 2009

Summer Fun with the Z's, Part 3

Our last installment of "Summer Fun with the Z's"! Starting with watching a huge ore ship navigate through the Lock's (Lock #3) in St. Catherine's, Canada.
What's summer without going to the Cuyahoga County Fair?
We had so much fun visiting with all the animals and riding on the ferris-wheel. These cute piglets were fun to watch and pet.

Our daughter and her pet rabbit, Sasha.

The kids swimming with Greg at the hotel pool in Niagara Falls.

Misc. shots of Niagara Falls...Our favorite "summer" family destination spot.


We also visited Guinness and Ripley's "Believe it or Not" Museum and played blacklight mini-golf!
Underground black-light miniature golf and the wax museum were a lot of fun!

Wax figures of Harry Potter and the Terminator. Our summer vacations are always fun at the Falls! Next time you see any of us, ask us about the "mid-night fence" adventure!!!!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Summer Fun with the Z's, Part 2

More photos from our recent trip to Washington D.C. and at Aunt Val's horse farm in Maryland.
Greg took the kids to see an original Norman Rockwell oil painting at the Smithsonian Museum in D.C.

Click on Richard Nixon's portrait to enlarge image and see the artist's beautiful detail.

Both kids had fun riding Aunt Val's horses and hanging out at a neighbor's beautiful 150 year old log cabin (below) in Maryland.


Our kids got to go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian and actually touch a real (millions-year old) T-Rex bone thanks to our good nephew, Yuri and his beautiful wife Pei-chi.